The accompanying table gives the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) at the close of the first trading

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The accompanying table gives the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) at the close of the first trading day of the year shown:


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a. Plot these data on a graph, with the number of years after 2001 on the x axis and the DJIA on the y axis.


b. Find the equation of the least-squares line for the data.


c. What does the least-squares line predict for the DJIA on the first day of trading in 2008? Use the Internet to find where the DJIA actually closed on that day (January 2, 2008), and compare with the predicted value.

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Calculus For Business, Economics And The Social And Life Sciences

ISBN: 9780073532387

11th Brief Edition

Authors: Laurence Hoffmann, Gerald Bradley, David Sobecki, Michael Price

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